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FIT TOGETHER NC (Obesity Initiative)
Fit Families NC - a Study Committee for the Prevention and Treatment of Childhood Overweight / Obesity
Meeting Materials
April 7, 2004 - Introduction and Overview to Childhood Obesity
- Agenda
- Summary Minutes
- Presentations:
Study Committee Overview - Olson Huff, M.D., HWTF Commissioner
Childhood Overweight/Obesity: An Expanding Problem - Robert P. Schwartz, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics at Wake Forest University School of Medicine
State and National Strategies - Michael J. Arnold, HWTF Research Director for Fit Families NC
Childhood Overweight/Obesity in North Carolina - Alice Ammerman, DrPH, RD, Department of Nutrition at UNC Schools of Public Health & Medicine and Director of UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
June 18, 2004 - Physical Activity
- Agenda
- Summary Minutes
- Presentations:
State School Perspective - Kymm Ballard, a Physical Education, Athletics and Sports Medicine Consultant with the Department of Public Instruction
Local School Perspective - Rodney Shotwell, Superintendent with Macon County Schools
Child Care, Summer Camp & After School Perspective - Carmelita Gallo, Director of Association Resources of YMCA of the USA & Tom Looby, President/CEO of YMCA of Greater Northwest North Carolina
State Health Perspective - Cathy Thomas, Director of Physical Activity and Nutrition Branch (PAN) with the Department of Health and Human Services
Media Perspective - Phyllis Parish, Senior Producer of Award Winning Documentary "Super-Sizing Our Children" with WRAL
Community Perspectives - Joy Grady, Bladen "HealthWatch"
Community Perspectives - Curt Rathburn, Commit to be Fit in Forsyth County
August 20, 2004 - Nutrition
- Agenda
- Summary Minutes
- Presentations:
Science Perspective - Carolyn Lackey, Ph.D. , Food and Nutrition Extension Specialist with North Carolina State University
State School Perspective - Lynn Hoggard, Section Chief of Child Nutrition Services with the Department of Public Instruction
Local CSN Perspective - Cynthia Sevier, Child Nutrition Director for Stokes County School District
Local Superintendent Perspective - Don Martin, Superintendent of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Industry Perspective - Brock Leach, Senior Vice President of New Growth Platforms and Chief Innovation Officer with Pepsico (Tampa, Fl)
Industry Perspective - Cathy Kapica, Director of Global Nutrition with McDonald’s Corporation
October 18, 2004 - Community Development
- Agenda
- Summary Minutes
- Presentations:
Built Environments and Physical Activity in Children - Philip Bors, MPH, Project Coordinator with Active Living By Design, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the UNC School of Public Health
Connecting Physical Activity, Health and the Community Environment - Jimmy Newkirk, Physical Activity/Built Environments Coordinator with the Physical Activity and Nutrition (PAN) Branch of the Division of Public Health
A Healthy Future: Walkability through Community Design - Dan Mikkelson, City Engineer & Joe Morris, City Planner with the City of Salisbury, NC
Built Environments - Peggy Holland, Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator with the Greensboro Department of Transportation
December 9, 2004 - Healthcare
- Agenda
- Summary Minutes
- Presentations:
Adolescent Obesity and Inactivity Initiatives - Walter L. Shepherd, Director of Professional Services with the North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians
Health in the Balance: Preventing Childhood Obesity - Douglas B. Kamerow, MD, MPH, Chief Scientist with Health, Social Economics Research at RTI International
Shapedown: Pediatric Weight Management at Healthworks - Diana Koenning, MPH, RD, LDN, Program Coordinator for the Shapedown Program at WakeMed
Health Plans and Obesity: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina's Approach - Cindy Brenneman, RN, Director of Quality Improvement and Prevention with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
